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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,178
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers, Ceilings and walls |
| 37 YOM CRUSHED HIS HAND BETWEEN A FREEZER & THE WALL # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| PATIENT WAS CLEANING FREEZER, HANDS BECAME HARD TO MOVE. DX-BILATERAL HAND PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| INJURIED BACK LIFTING FREEZER, " MS STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| 48 YO FELL STRIKING FOREHEAD ON FREEZER LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT. HIT R. EYEBROW AGAINST FREEZER WHILE MOVING IT. DX R. EYEBROW LAC. # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| 40 YO MOVING FREEZER INJURED CHEST CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT INJURED REACHING INTO FREEZER DOOR AT GROCERY STORE; HAND STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT WAS BENDING DOWN GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF FREEZER AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| LEFT SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN ALMOST DROPPING A FREEZER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| MOVING FREEZER & RAN TOE OVER W/ IT. RT GREAT TOE CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| PATIENT STOOD UP & HIT HER HEAD ON THE DOOR OF A FREEZER. DX - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT SPRAIN HER NECK BY MOVING A FREEZER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| SWELLING, PAIN TO FOOT, BOX OF ICE CREAM FELL FROM FREEZER, HIT FOOT, DX; FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers, Drinking glasses |
| FOOT MINOR LAC-@ HOME-OPENED FREEZER-A GLASS FELL ONTO TOP OF FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT AT HOME HIT TOE ON FREEZER L TOE INJ DX AVULSION L GREAT TOE NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT TWISTED ANKLE LOADING FREEZER INTO TRUCK. DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| PAIN TO HAND GOT SHUT IN FREEZER DOOR DX: CONTUSION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| LUMBAR STR. PT WAS LIFTING A FREEZER AND STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| HITTING HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR FOREHEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| FREEZER FELL ON R ANKLE DX: FX R ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/09/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| LUMBAR STR. PT WAS REMOVING MEAT FROM A FREEZER AND STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| 27 YO MALE WAS HIT BY FREEZER DOOR ON ELBOW CONTUSION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT. STATES LIFTED FREEZER AND CARRIED ON BACK, HAD PAIN SINCE. DX. MYO FASCIAL STRAIN LUMBAR, LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| HIT HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN MOVING A FREEZER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT INJURED BACK WHILE LIFTING A FREEZER DX: STRAIN LOW BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LT LEG,CUT TO FREEZER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| CUT TOE ON A PEICE OF METAL OF A FREEZER AT *** (PT CUSTOMER) LACERATIO N LEFT 2ND TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT JUMPED OFF TRUCK WHILE MOVING FREEZER. DX: R LOWER LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| SHOULDER STRAIN-WHILE MOVING A DEEP FREEZE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT STRUCK HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR. " SCALP LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| C/O RT RIB PAIN , FELL AGAINST FREEZER WHILE TRYING TO GET FOOD OUT/LWT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT, WITH HISTORY OF SHOULDER DISLOCATIONS, DISLOCATED SHOULDER WHEN GET TING MEAT OUT OF FREEZER. D: SHOULDER DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers, Stairs or steps |
| SPRAIN KNEE - PATIENT REPORTS SHETWISTED HER RIGHT KNEE WHEN MOVING FRE EZER UP STAIRS - PAIN IN BACK OF RIGHT KNEE - AT HOME YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT STRUCK HEAD ON FREEZER FLOOR. " CONCUSSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| LEFT WRIST FRACTURE.PT WAS LIFTING A FREEZER AND IT FELL ON WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: MOVING FREEZER AT HOME, INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| PATIENT WAS MOVING FREEZER AND HURT LOWER BACK. DX SPRAIN TO LUMBAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT C/O BACK PAIN. PT HURT BACK REMOVING MEAT FROM FREEZER. DX ACUTE MYO FASCIAL STRAIN LOWER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-TWISTED BACK WHILE GETTING MEAT FROM FREEZER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| HURT LIFTING FREEZER DX- LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| 31 YOM STRAINS LOW BACK LIFTING DEEP FREEZER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| HAND CT-HIT A DEEP FREEZER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| HAND CT-@ HOME-FREEZER DOOR CLOSED ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| PATIENT HIT THE DEEP FREEZE WITH HIS FIST IN ANGER AT HOME. DX-RIGHT HAND CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT HAD A BIG PIECE OF FROZNE MEAT FALLEN ON FOOT OFF FREEZER SUSTAINED " FOOT CONTUSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| 26 YO MALE WAS HIT ON LOWER LEG BY FREEZER DOOR CONTUSION RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT HAD PX MOVING FREEZER. DX: R SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT C/O BACK PAIN. A FREEZER FELL ON PT. DX LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/09/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT WAS MOVING A DEEP FREEZER YESTERDAY AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK ST RAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/08/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| LAC FINGER ON A FREEZER DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT WAS CARRYING A BIG FREEZER 2-3 DAYS AGO C/O ARM PAIN DX R SHOULDER /ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/10/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT OPENED A FREEZER DOOR WHEN A TWO POUND PIECE OF FROZEN MEAT FELL ONT O LEFT FOOT FRACTURED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT FELL BACK AGAINST FREEZER. DX: L LOWER RIB CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT HIT HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR DX: HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|